Guest av1 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, Villarocker said: What was the drone incident? For those that didn't see the game? The game was suspended for 9mins after a drone was spotted flying above the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted January 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Better than Digne going forward but defensively he looked a bit shaky at times today. Exactly what I expected when we signed him to be honest. Yup, that's Alex. I like him better than Digne though. And he can improve markedly still after some time in PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catanzaro Posted January 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 21, 2023 Definitely needs time to understand our league. I thought Mings helped him out loads today. What you need from a team mate.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cizzler Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 On 21/01/2023 at 21:04, VillaParkAvenue said: He’ll most likely improve after only being in the country for a week, but he really had a hard time defensively in the second half today. I know Digne isn’t popular these days but for me he could still be first choice. Oh well, we’ll see. I agree. Both of Southampton's good chances (the Armstrong save from Martinez & the JWP disallowed goal) came from his flank. The first started from his really heavy touch when he was trying to intercept, which he lost and then was massively out of position. The second one was from Walker-Peters beating him all ends up (even though Walker-Peters squares him up from a stationary start, he still dribbles around him). He's then five yards away from blocking the cross. I agree he needs time, definitely not writing him off and hopefully he'll improve as he adapts. It's still better than anything I ever saw from Augustinsson - but Digne is ahead of him for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I like him, i think if you want him playing that advanced though expect some mistakes. In possession it seems like he drops into the midfield and Young, Konsa and Mings form a back 3. At times he was in a more advanced position that Watkins and Bailey. I think this sort of signing was to allow us to play a different way, hes not directly comparable with Digne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Against Southampton Luiz was dropping into left-back position to allow Moreno to go forward. It was similar to how Gerrard when first arrived had Ramsey and McGinn dropping into the fullback areas to allow Digne and Cash to get forward, but Emery doing it on just the left side, and he's using Luiz to do the covering rather than more attacking midfielders like Ramsy and McGinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Clearly a very talented player, but I'm a bit worried about his defensive qualities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 He suits Emery’s preferred ‘lop sided’ formation. The team will need to follow instruction on how to cover for the left fullback pushing on regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 13 hours ago, useless said: Against Southampton Luiz was dropping into left-back position to allow Moreno to go forward. It was similar to how Gerrard when first arrived had Ramsey and McGinn dropping into the fullback areas to allow Digne and Cash to get forward, but Emery doing it on just the left side, and he's using Luiz to do the covering rather than more attacking midfielders like Ramsy and McGinn. I thought it was more of a back 3 in the final third , Bailey providing the width on the right and Moreno on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Very very bright going forwards when he came on. Rapid over short distances too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 His defensive weakness on show today. Electric going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Good going forward but a bit poor defensively. Basically Digne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Just now, Farlz said: Good going forward but a bit poor defensively. Basically Digne I wish Digne was good going forward nowadays 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Well at least he is better going forward than Digne. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Laughable Chimp said: I wish Digne was good going forward nowadays Hmm year fair. Moreno's pace also a bonus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, Farlz said: Good going forward but a bit poor defensively. Basically Digne Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said: I wish Digne was good going forward nowadays He got forward well in the first half and was connecting well with Ollie to force the own goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 So good going forward but his mistake killed the game so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Good players make mistakes and he will learn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Pace is really useful for full backs so it's kind of wild he's the first really quick full bakc we've had since maybe Kyle walker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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